Future tense#
Future Tense- яIсумею
- тыyou (sg)сумеешь
- он / она / оноhe / she / itсумеет
- мыweсумеем
- выyou (pl)сумеете
- ониtheyсумеют
Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.
Past tense#
Past Tense- онheсумел
- онаsheсумела
- оноitсумело
- ониtheyсумели
Imperative#
Imperativeto one person
сумей
to a group / formal
сумейте
Participles & verbal adverbs#
Participles- Active pastсумевший
- Adverbial (past)сумев, сумевши
Examples#
Я сумел решить эту задачу.
I managed to solve this problem.
Ты сумеешь сделать это одна?
Will you be able to do this alone?
About this verb#
- Class 1a perfective with fixed stem stress, regular -еть paradigm in the 1st conjugation: сумею, сумеешь, сумеют. Aspect partner is the base уметь with с-prefix marking 'manage / succeed', not 'finish being able'.
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